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Upload a scan of an old snapshot from your childhood and Topaz for Web restores it in seconds. Our award-winning restoration technology removes scratches, dust and creases, lifts faded color and sharpens soft faces, then saves a new copy ready to share, print or frame.
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Input
Faded snapshot
Output
Restored
Tool
Photo Restoration
Typical time
A few seconds
How it works
01
Scan the print or upload an old digital file. Topaz for Web opens with Photo Restoration selected.
02
Select your desired restoration settings and check the preview.
03
Download the restored photo for a birthday slideshow, the family group chat or a throwback post.
What’s different
Many childhood photos were taken on point-and-shoot and instant cameras with soft lenses. Restoration sharpens soft focus and recovers faces.
Drugstore prints from the 70s, 80s and 90s often fade toward red, orange or green. Restoration revives tired color without changing the scene.
Childhood photos live in sticky albums, shoeboxes and on fridge doors. Restoration repairs scratches, dust, creases and surface marks.
Kids are often small in the frame at parties, beaches and playgrounds. Restoration recovers detail in small faces, and Face Enhancer can help with a second pass.
Recommended settings
Topaz for Web opens with Photo Restoration selected when you start from this page. Adjust any setting before you export.
Step | Recommendation | Why |
|---|---|---|
Scan | 600 DPI, 1200 for small prints | Small and wallet-size prints need more resolution to recover faces. |
Tool | Photo Restoration | Repairs creases, scratches, dust and fading in one pass. |
Albums | Scan stuck prints in place | If a print will not lift from a sticky album, scan the page rather than forcing it. |
Archive | Save the original scan too | Keeps an unaltered copy to compare against. |
Pro users can also restore photos in the Topaz Photo desktop app.
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Scan the print at 600 DPI, or 1200 DPI for small prints, upload it to Topaz for Web and let Photo Restoration repair it. Check the preview and download the restored copy in seconds.
Yes. Restoration recovers faded color and reduces the color shift common in old prints, then saves a new copy so you can compare it with the original.
Restoration sharpens soft focus and mild blur. Heavy motion blur may only improve partly, and Unblur Image can help as a separate step.
Yes. Scan or photograph the album page with no glare, upload it and crop the photo you want.
Small tears and creases are repaired automatically. Large missing areas may need a professional retoucher to rebuild.
Topaz for Web is included with Topaz Studio, alongside Photo, Gigapixel, Video, Bloom and Topaz for Mobile.
Updated 2026-10-28
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